I propose that renters be granted the right to grow food on the properties they lease, without interference from landlords, as long as the gardening is safe, well-maintained, and doesn’t cause permanent damage to the property. This policy would empower renters to improve food security, promote sustainability, and enhance their overall well-being, while ensuring property owners’ interests are protected by allowing reasonable guidelines for gardening practices.
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Absolutely Agree !!! All communities should have a joint effort volunteer garden
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100% agree!
So then what do you propose to do when I rent your rental house for the summer and then pack up and leave, just in time for you to swing by because I didnt mail you the rent, only for you to find your yard all torn up, the grass gone, parts of it never to grow grass for years because a fertilizer bag was spilled in one area, and you need to get a new renter in there pronto, in an effort to cover your bank mortgage on the rental? I could have intended to keep it well-maintained and nice and pretty, but I lost my job and cant pay the rent or keep the garden watered. Do you drop the rental price because your front yard now looks like a third-world hell hole? Those ‘reasonable guidelines’ never turn out in favor of the owner when the ground is torn up and the topsoil washed away from repeat soakings and erosion.
This is not a government policy issue…this would fall under contract law between the renter and the landlord – where it should remain, I think. Perhaps a better suggestion might be to allow for the creation of community gardens (like victory gardens) within public spaces, where land is repurposed from removed buildings and structures? It may help with bringing communities together and re-establishing traditional values.
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